Obituaries
Hector Asselin, 93, Stationed on Martha's Vineyard During World War II
Hector Asselin died peacefully on March 21 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital after a brief illness. He was 93.
Rita Diniz, 77
Rita Marie Bettencourt Goulart Diniz, of Harrisonburg, Va., formerly of Martha's Vineyard, died on Tuesday, March 11 in Harrisonburg. She was 77.
Mildred T. Morano, 91
Mildred T. Morano died March 19 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. She was 91. Visiting hours will be held on Saturday, March 22, from 3 p.m. to 5 p....
Louis S. Larsen, 88, Patriarch of Chilmark Fishing Family
Capt. Louis Samuel Larsen, a Chilmarker whose larger than life presence epitomized the persistence and adaptability of Menemsha fishermen, died on...
Lee Smith, 81
Lee Smith, a former resident of Vineyard Haven for many years, and later of Orland, Me,, died this week in Maine. He would have been 82 on May 8.
Stacy Marie Viera, 53, Lifelong Islander
Stacy Marie Viera died unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, March 11. She was 53. She lived on the Island her entire life. Stacy graduated from...
Carol Averill Shaver Wrote Her Own Epitaph
The last of “those crazy Averills” died Monday, March 10, of congestive heart failure. Her mother had six kids in a row and then Carol arrived six-...
Donald Mills, 60, Ran Hillside Farm
Donald Robert Mills, known to all as Donnie, died March 13 in the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He was 60. A private and quiet person, he was loved by...